7.8% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gosnells · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gosnells
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 69% of workers in Gosnells commute by driving themselves, showing a heavy reliance on cars. While the area has a high number of transport stops, very few people work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 7.8% of households have none, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure. This share of car-free homes has fallen slightly by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gosnells, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 3.6% of people work from home, which is among the lowest for this level and far below the national figure. Around 4% of workers use public transport, a rate much higher than most similar areas, though this is 1.9 percentage points lower than in 2011.
3.6% ▲ +112.2%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Gosnells has 139 public transport stops, among the largest number for this level, with 6.57 stops per 1,000 people. However, the transit time to the city is 76 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
139
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.57
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,188.2
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,146
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
54,682
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
76
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 24 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for its level. Residents face a longer walk to the nearest stop than people in most areas, taking about 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
24
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041134/gosnells/topic/transport